Evolving Trends in Liver Transplantation. Listing and Liver Donor Allocation

Russell H. Wiesner

doi:10.1016/j.cld.2014.05.014

Evolving Trends in Liver Transplantation. Listing and Liver Donor Allocation

Russell H. Wiesner

Gastroenterology and Hepatology

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Abstract

The success of liver transplantation in the past three decades as a life-saving procedure for patients with end-stage liver disease has led to the ever-increasing disparity between the demands for liver transplantation and the supply of donor liver organs. Donor allocation and distribution remains a challenge and a moral issue as to how these organs can be equitably distributed. This article reviews the evolution of the liver allocation policy and discusses in detail the challenges clinicians face today in this area of medicine.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	519-527
Number of pages	9
Journal	Clinics in liver disease
Volume	18
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cld.2014.05.014
State	Published - Aug 2014

Keywords

Chronic liver disease
Liver donor allocation
Liver transplantation
MELD

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Hepatology

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